The title could pass off as a short story by M.R. James or as one of the exploits of Robert Louis Stevenson's little-known, rather Ruritanian sleuth called Prince Florizel. It is in fact a d... read more
Gorgeous story of a princess and her quest to restore joy and music to a grey realm; tales within tales reveal the evil enchantment. First published in 1969. Ages 7-10.
Tangled, mossy, temperate rainforest still prevails in some valleys and creases of these isles - though it seems hard to imagine after these months of drought... And the author's name is of ... read more
How we might stabilise climate change and repair habitats and the environment, in consultation with geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists, engineers, economists, mathematicians, h... read more
Heaney's translations from Old and Middle Irish, Italian (both medieval and modern), classical Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, Romanian, German - and this is not a complete list. A staggerin... read more
CM has become the supreme chronicler of Italy under Mussolini. Indefatigable and brilliant, she turns her attention now to Mussolini's favourite and influential daughter, who married Count C... read more
Trust in the elusive and mysterious beast that is the British constitution relies on the decency of our politicians. As a nation, we have perhaps been complacent about the erosion of our his... read more
New translation of the 1936 bestselling Austrian novella in which a cavalry officer rides through Russian guns into a world of enchanted love... With a foreword, rather surprisingly, by Patt... read more
This is very funny and very sharp - bold economic ideas dished up with anchovies on toast, etc. By the author of the best-selling 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
Is it to exalt the mountain or the climber that the mountain should be climbed? Or to gain a good vantage point for telling things, pace James Baldwin?
With its grottoes, terraces and fountains, the Villa d'Este has arguably the finest garden of the Italian Renaissance. Stunning photographs of both villa and garden, with a text by the direc... read more
There are only 1000 copies of this in existence, and they are all being sold through real bookshops rather than by online multinationals. Covering 75 years, it is an updated version of the 2... read more
The first was made in 1894, as a thirteen-year-old; the last in 1972. 170 drawings, paintings and photographs, some previously unpublished. Bonafoux has been working on this project for seve... read more
In one generation, the Mongols reshaped the balance of world power, aided by the internecine struggles of the Byzantines, Seljuks, Crusaders and others.
Two experts incorporate much new evidence from wrecks and archives: this new book has a reasonable claim to be the definitive account of the Armada. Illustrated.
Drawing on the Kon-Tiki Museum archive in Oslo and illustrated with many of Heyerdahl's photographs, this is published on the 75th anniversary of the Norwegian explorer's astonishing and per... read more
The new 154-acre RHS garden in Salford, Greater Manchester, in the former grounds of Worsley New Hall, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith. Work began on the garden in 2015 and it opened in 2021.
On the face of it, this is a novel about a diver and a sunken jet - but it doesn't really matter what it's about: once again, McCarthy has delivered an utterly stupendous piece of writing.
The murderer from The Book of Evidence is released from prison and enters the troubled world of the Godleys, whom we met in Infinities. Tricksy (of course) and brilliant.